EAN Congress news

As summer draws to an end and we begin the new academic year, it is time for us to start looking ahead to our next annual congress – the 12th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology – which will take us to Geneva, Switzerland on 27-30 June 2026.

"Walking into the EAN Congress for the first time, I honestly felt both nervous and excited ... but those few days turned out to be some of the most inspiring of my journey as a medical student."

The Brain Health and Sustainability Booth at EAN Congress 2025 in Helsinki brought together two core priorities of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN): brain health and sustainability.

Get a glimpse of the key highlights, insights, and standout moments from EAN 2025 in Helsinki, all captured in our Congress Review eBook.

The Career Development Session on AI at EAN 2025 featured three talks covering the breadth of current applications: in the clinic, in research, and in neuroradiology.

EAN President, Elena Moro looks back at the 11th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, which took place in Helsinki on 21-24 June.

Two years after the kick-off workshop in Budapest 2023, the first 20 participants have graduated from the EAN Leadership Programme and the next 20 have begun their journeys.

The Highlights & Breaking News session on the final day of the EAN 2025 Congress in Helsinki offered a rich reflection on scientific advances, highlighted key award recipients and looked ahead to the next chapter of neurological research and collaboration.

This joint symposium with the European Stroke Organisation showed that advances in stroke care are substantial, yet the journey toward optimal patient outcomes is ongoing.

This EAN TV session, held in collaboration with the WFN, explored the complex challenges migrant and refugee populations face regarding brain health.

On 23 June 2025, the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) and the Brain Health Mission welcomed a diverse audience of citizens, patients, carers, educators, professionals and advocates to the Public Brain Health Day in Helsinki.

The latest EAN-AFAN TV session probed Africa’s brain-health crisis after January’s US order that froze USAID and PEPFAR, leaving 10,000 health workers idle and halting HIV and TB services.

In a timely and thought-provoking EAN TV session, Profs Reetta Kälviainen, Arife Çimen Atalar and Martin Rakusa explored disparities and gender-specific challenges in neurology.

This symposium stressed the importance of timely and accurate first seizure management. The consensus: dedicated first seizure clinics are essential for better outcomes and more efficient care.

by Anne Bruijnes On the third day of the congress, a full room of delegates settled in for the symposium New Therapeutic Roads for Neuromuscular Diseases, expertly steered by session chairs Benedikt Schoser and Kristl Claeys. The brief was ambitious—cover every major therapeutic platform now reshaping… Continue Reading